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As The Crown is renewed, here are five of the best movie monarchs

Today's prescriptions Malin Hay - August 18, 2020 0

It’s very clear The Crown is here to stay – at least for another two seasons, that is. Showrunner Peter Morgan’s protestations that the...

As Eurovision heads to America, here are the top ten entries ever

Today's prescriptions Malin Hay - August 10, 2020 0

Ah, Eurovision: the contest Europeans love and Brits love to hate. (And just like the EU, it seems Eurovision probably doesn’t like us much...

Five ways to pass the time during post-travel quarantine

Today's prescriptions Malin Hay - August 4, 2020 0

Since UK travel restrictions have started to ease, there has been a lacklustre wave of foreign travel, with some hardy tourists taking advantage of...

Lockdown has had surprising health side effects

Today's prescriptions Malin Hay - July 28, 2020 0

As this unprecedented global health crisis comes to the end of its first wave, we can sit back and take stock of the ways...

What the Hamilton backlash tells us about pop culture, partisanship and antiracism

Second opinions Malin Hay - July 9, 2020 0

Is Hamilton cancelled? In the six days since Disney+ released the filmed version of Lin-Manuel Miranda’s biographical musical, news outlets have been flooded with...

Why cinemas deserve saving after the coronavirus

Second opinions Malin Hay - July 6, 2020 0

Cinemas, like most other business ventures, reopened on 4th July. For how long, it remains to be seen. With talk of a second wave...

A Christian and a Muslim share their experiences of religion in lockdown

Second opinions Malin Hay - June 30, 2020 0

The coronavirus has changed the landscape of life for everyone in the UK – and more or less everyone across the world. One part...

The best places to holiday in Britain

Today's prescriptions Malin Hay - June 22, 2020 0

Sometimes, a violent crisis prompts us to think hard about what’s really important in life: death, family, K-pop... Sometimes, though, a situation of extremity...

Are corporations doing enough to fight racism?

Second opinions Malin Hay - June 15, 2020 0

The brutal killing of George Floyd on 25th May has had repercussions of a scope unmatched throughout history. Protests in over 40 countries, in...

The five best works of literature about summer

Today's prescriptions Malin Hay - June 2, 2020 0

Summer: it’s the season of long, lazy afternoons, holidays at the beach and foreign travel. Though some of that may not be possible this...